GiTi Executive To Deliver Keynote Address At 2012 International Tire Exhibition & Conference

Aug. 5, 2012 - PRLog -- CLEVELAND, August 6, 2012 — Dr. Enki Tan, executive chairman of GiTi Tire Co. Ltd., a Singapore-registered Chinese tire manufacturer, will deliver the keynote address at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

The Tire Society, which is holding its Annual Conference on Tire Science and Technology in conjunction with ITEC, is presenting the keynote address by Dr. Enki Tan on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 9 a.m. The keynote address is open to all ITEC and Tire Society attendees, speakers and exhibitors.

Dr. Tan is a director of PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk., an associate company of GiTi Tire and the largest Indonesian tire manufacturer. He also is the vice chairman of Gul Technologies Ltd., a printed circuit board manufacturer. In addition, he is the president director of Bukit Baiduri Energi, an Indonesian thermal coal mining company.

David Zielasko, editor and VP/publisher of Tire Business and publisher of Rubber & Plastics News, said, “ITEC is pleased to have the Tire Society’s keynote speaker Dr. Enki Tan as part of our program. GiTi Tire Co. Ltd. has twice won the General Motors global supplier of the year award. Dr. Tan will appeal to the entire industry from tire designers and scientists, to tire plant managers, tire company executives, tire company suppliers, tire dealers and other sellers and servicers of tires.”

There is no charge to attend the Tire Society's keynote address. All attendees to ITEC have access to the exhibit floor all three days, access to the ITEC keynote addresses, special presentations, panel discussions and the ITEC corporate sponsors’ networking cocktail receptions, Sept. 19 and 20.

About ITEC 2012

ITEC (www.itec-tireshow) is a biennial trade show and conference co-produced by Rubber & Plastics News and Tire Business, both Crain Communications Inc. publications. Originally started in 1994 as an event for the world’s tire manufacturing industry, in 2010 ITEC expanded into a show that encompasses all aspects of the tire industry with a special emphasis on sales, marketing, tire design, development and manufacturing to tire distribution, reuse and recycling.